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Not just foreign. In the US even many university prefed out of state students, but will never admit to it.

non-entity 7y ago
My opinion on university education has flip flopped overtime with me leading toward it being a massive scam at the moment, but this time for reasons like what you mention. Case in point: I found the perfect program for me: online CS bachelors, from a respected state school, very affordable. However, I cant even be considered a resident of the state I live and work in for several years and would be forced to pay out of state tuition, making it prohibitively expensive unless I want to be paying down loans the rest of my career.
- thawaway1837 7y ago
  So you will be paying what foreign students always do, without access to cheap loans, or scholarships, the majority of which are restricted to citizens. And they don’t even have a guarantee that they will be allowed to work afterwards even if there is a company who wants to give them a job.
  - non-entity 7y ago
    If that's true than I feel sorry for them because that's a shitty deal. On the other hand, if this is just wealthy people with large cash reserves throwing them out in a chance obtain citenzship, then congratulations they have the extreme privilege of being born into the right family, which many of their countrymen didnt have.
- Loughla 7y ago
  That's weird, most schools offer one flat online cost, regardless of residency. That schools is woefully out of touch. Who is it?
  - non-entity 7y ago
    University of Florida's online program for undergrad. It's like $129/credit hour in-state which is incredibly attractive but jumps to $552 out of state which is still cheaper than getting an on-campus degree as an out-of-state student, but still more than I want to pay as someone who's guaranteed to get minuscule aid.
    - vonmoltke 7y ago
      Florida is very aggressive about using non-resident student tuition to subsidize state residents. Depending on the specific university and degree program the non-resident:resident cost ratio (tuition and fees) is between 6:1 and 8:1. That is one of the highest, if not the highest, ratios in the US.
- aschatten 6y ago
  It's surprising to me they do it with online education. With traditional study, they prefer out-of-state, because oos students are more likely to pay colleges for housing. With online it does not make a difference though.
HPsquared 7y ago
The invisible hand at work.
- aschatten 6y ago
  Yeah. It's even less about tuition but more about dorm cost. If a student is very local, they can even stay with their family or are more likely to find rent sooner. Out-of-state students tend to pay colleges for housing, at least for the first year or two.

My opinion on university education has flip flopped overtime with me leading toward it being a massive scam at the moment, but this time for reasons like what you mention. Case in point: I found the perfect program for me: online CS bachelors, from a respected state school, very affordable. However, I cant even be considered a resident of the state I live and work in for several years and would be forced to pay out of state tuition, making it prohibitively expensive unless I want to be paying down loans the rest of my career.

thawaway1837 7y ago
So you will be paying what foreign students always do, without access to cheap loans, or scholarships, the majority of which are restricted to citizens. And they don’t even have a guarantee that they will be allowed to work afterwards even if there is a company who wants to give them a job.
- non-entity 7y ago
  If that's true than I feel sorry for them because that's a shitty deal. On the other hand, if this is just wealthy people with large cash reserves throwing them out in a chance obtain citenzship, then congratulations they have the extreme privilege of being born into the right family, which many of their countrymen didnt have.
Loughla 7y ago
That's weird, most schools offer one flat online cost, regardless of residency. That schools is woefully out of touch. Who is it?
- non-entity 7y ago
  University of Florida's online program for undergrad. It's like $129/credit hour in-state which is incredibly attractive but jumps to $552 out of state which is still cheaper than getting an on-campus degree as an out-of-state student, but still more than I want to pay as someone who's guaranteed to get minuscule aid.
  - vonmoltke 7y ago
    Florida is very aggressive about using non-resident student tuition to subsidize state residents. Depending on the specific university and degree program the non-resident:resident cost ratio (tuition and fees) is between 6:1 and 8:1. That is one of the highest, if not the highest, ratios in the US.
aschatten 6y ago
It's surprising to me they do it with online education. With traditional study, they prefer out-of-state, because oos students are more likely to pay colleges for housing. With online it does not make a difference though.

HPsquared 7y ago

The invisible hand at work.

aschatten 6y ago
Yeah. It's even less about tuition but more about dorm cost. If a student is very local, they can even stay with their family or are more likely to find rent sooner. Out-of-state students tend to pay colleges for housing, at least for the first year or two.